From the moment he is captured by Barbary pirates, Hector Lynch has led a life on the high seas that has taken him from the coast of North Africa, to the treacherous routes of the Caribbean, to the wide Pacific Ocean. This is the next in a series of novels follows the story of a man forging a new life for himself and his band of friends, in dangerous, exotic new lands. — Book promo @ goodreads.com
The book seemed to have been written to some formula. The plot was barely discernible and the characters appeared to be pale imitations of what they might once have been. I felt it was a sketchy novel, trying to link historical facts with rather weak links. Well-written but not exciting. — Customer review
This is the last book in the Hector Lynch series and the least enjoyable of them all. As the Customer Review said Severin seemed too have fallen into writing by formula. He wrote another series that I’ll start to read and see if he develops a new formula.
The age of the US military empire is over. It’s time to shut down the bases and bring home the troops to defend the borders and begin the mass repatriations that are so long-overdue. A nation that recognizes its imperial sell-by date and gives up its ambitions can still survive and thrive as a kingdom. See: Persia and Russia. An empire that refuses to admit that it is done eventually ends up being overrun by its former dominions. See: Great Britain. — The NYT Throws In The Towel by Vox Day